Book Review
Setting the record straight for Emmett Till
January 28, 2010A review of "Simeon's Story, An Eyewitness Account of the Kidnapping of Emmett Till" and an interview with the author, Simeon Wright.
Read moreEvolution: ‘Theory’ is fact
January 20, 2010Right-wing attacks by the likes of Bill O'Reilly are exactly why Richard Dawkins wrote this entertaining and enlightening book.
Read more‘The Book Thief’ and ‘Red Orchestra’ offer anti-Nazi lessons
January 7, 2010It was the Mexican historian George Santayana who said those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
Read moreEssential reading for labor, community activists
December 5, 2009"A New New Deal: How Regional Activism Will Reshape The American Labor Movement" — a review.
Read moreFidel & Che: An interview with the author
November 2, 2009It lasted a mere 12 years, but the relationship between Fidel Castro and Ernesto "Che" Guevara changed the course of Cuba's history and continues to intrigue us today.
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